Zvolen

Zvolen
City
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  City of the throne
Zvolen Location of Zvolen in the Banská Bystrica Region Zvolen Location of Zvolen in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°34′14″N 19°07′3″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Zvolen
First mentioned	1135
Government
• Mayor	Vladimír Maňka
Area
• Total	98.69 km2 (38.10 sq mi)
Elevation	374 m (1,227 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	38,747
• Rank	12th
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym	(m)Zvolenčan/(f)Zvolenčanka
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	960 01
Area code	+421 45
Car plate	ZV
Website	www.zvolen.sk

Zvolen (Hungarian: Zólyom; German: Altsohl) is a city in central Slovakia. It is at the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. About 40,000 people live there.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count:	44,328	43,147	42,868	38,747
Progress:		-2.66%	-0.64%	-9.61%

Population statistics

Year:	2024	2025
Count:	39,175	38,747
Progress:		-1.09%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	36,387	89.54%
Not found out	3606	8.87%
Czech	433	1.06%
Total	40,637

In year 2021 was 40,637 people by ethnicity 36,387 as Slovak, 3606 as Not found out, 433 as Czech, 287 as Romani, 222 as Hungarian, 160 as Other, 82 as Rusyn, 67 as Ukrainian, 57 as Russian, 45 as Vietnamese, 41 as Polish, 34 as German, 21 as Moravian, 18 as Chinese, 17 as Jewish, 15 as Italian, 15 as Romanian, 14 as Turkish, 12 as Serbian, 12 as Croatian, 11 as Bulgarian, 8 as French, 5 as Irish, 5 as Austrian, 4 as English, 3 as Canadian, 3 as Albanian, 1 as Iranian and 1 as Greek.

Note on populationThe difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	16,125	39.68%
None	15,184	37.36%
Evangelical Church	4181	10.29%
Not found out	3580	8.81%
Total	40,637

In year 2021 was 40,637 people by religion 16,125 from Roman Catholic Church, 15,184 from None, 4181 from Evangelical Church, 3580 from Not found out, 371 from Greek Catholic Church, 155 from Ad hoc movements, 137 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 136 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 123 from Other, 122 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 113 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 88 from Buddhism, 49 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 46 from Calvinist Church, 42 from Apostolic Church, 38 from Islam, 38 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 29 from United Methodist Church, 19 from Jewish community, 19 from Baptists Church, 12 from Hinduism, 11 from Old Catholic Church, 9 from Church of the Brethren, 7 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)